Increased Violence Against Women During COVID-19 Leads to Jump in Emergency Boarding for Pets

May 21, 2020

This article from The Province features an interview with Marcie Moriarty, Chief Prevention and Enforcement Officer with the BC SPCA, who talks about the increase in requests for emergency boarding, a service the group offers for women fleeing domestic violence, the links between violence in the home and animal safety, and the BC SPCA’s work with the Ending Violence Association of BC – Increased violence against women leads to jump in pets needing boarding.